The General's eyes hardened.
"Name?"
Xue Zunjing looked up, standing upright from his previous bow.
"Xue Zunjing, sir"
"Status?"
"Sixth Young Master of the Qin Clan"
"Amount of troops deployed?"
"10,000, all on average at the Aura Coalescence realm, sir"
Xue Zunjing's eyes emitted a freezing light, shouldn't the General already be privy to this information?
Why was he probing him?
Everyone around them knew this too, they began to wonder the general's intentions, murmurs quickly spread around the hall.
"And what about you."
Zunjing immediately knew what was happening.
He underestimates me.
"Qi Condensation 30%, sir"
Questions immediately rang about the hall!
This child was not only young, but he was weak too!
Normally, to lead a unit, you have to be at least Golden Core realm!
This child...wasn't he two realms off?!
The General held a reluctant expression on his face.
He couldn't send this child home. But he was far too weak.
Were the rumors of this child possessing a Dao body untrue?
It couldn't be possible he just awakened it, right?
This didn't bode well for the future.
"I will train you.", The General said reluctantly. He wanted to test this talent. If he proved useless, he would send him home and demand the Qin clan send someone else to command these troops. If he proved talented and useful, he would do everything he could to hone this blade. For he might very well be the key to ending this war.
The crowd around them was stunned.
The General would train the kid!
Soon after the incident, waves spread around the Borderfield!
The incredibly stoic General 12, Shu Weijing, took on a kid!
This kid, apparently, possesses a Dao body!
The generals of the other quadrants took note to look for kids with Dao bodies to apprentice. Though they all knew that that was just wishful thinking. How often did Dao bodies appear?
Almost Never!
Anyone discovered to have a Dao body is considered hot commodity anyways, and are usually snatched up by the Four Great Sects.
...
...
In a large courtyard, a large man was sitting, crossed legged, across from a child, a fraction of the height and body weight from the man in front of him.
They both stared at each other.
Shu Weijing spoke first.
"Im going to be frank with you. The border is quiet after the last large scale battle. The blood and battle demons retreated back to the blood realm to recuperate their forces for another large scale battle. We are at the precipice of this war, and we cannot afford to have weak troops.
In essence, with your current cultivation, no matter how talented you are, you're still a liability."
Xue Zunjing's eyes narrowed as he looked at the General.
"You know absolutely nothing about me and what im capable of."
Shu Weijing's expression turned dark.
"Alright then. Im going to ask you a series of questions."
"What do you specialize in?"
Zunjing eyes seemed to think for a moment, before replying.
"Assassination, Large Scale Combat, and Some battlefield medicine."
Xue Zunjing had stuck to training in his previous life's practices, and so although he was unable to cultivate until just a week ago, he was able to apply his skills in his past life to this new world.
The only thing he hasn't tried, is using his ice techniques in this world.
Because he wasn't able to before. But now that his Dao body awakened, he could.
He would have to try it later.
"Assassination?!"
Shu Weijing was shocked.
"You've killed before?"
Xue Zunjing nodded.
Shu Weijing didn't like this thought.
He still didn't like the thought of a child fighting in this war.
The thought of this weak child killing, made him feel a sense of unease.
He knew he wasn't lying.
He could see it in the kid's eyes.
He had to test him.
"I apologize in advance"
The General threw a punch!
Zunjing's eye's twitched as he quickly jumped from his seat. Twisting in the air elegantly, and landing as silent as a feather.
Just as he was about to head back to where the general was, he noticed he was no longer there!
His hairs stood on end!
Behind him!
Xue Zunjing ducked as a fist whistled past him!
The sheer pressure of the punch destroyed a wall in the corner of the courtyard!
Chills ran down Xue Zunjing's spine
That punch could've killed him!
His fight or flight response kicked in, and Zunjing did a handstand, before wrapping his legs around the outstretched arm of the general, Shu Weijing's eyes widened as Zunjing flipped him!
This kid!
Shu Weijing smiled!
"Thud!"
The general didn't fight back, and allowed his body to hit the ground. Seconds passed like this, before he began to laugh!
He really underestimated this kid!
Most Aura Coalescence cultivators definitely wouldn't have been able to dodge his attacks once, nevertheless twice, and still have the energy to counterattack!
Although he did hold back, it still counted for something.
He was able to measure that Xue Zunjing was as strong as a Aura Coalescence cultivator with 300 feet of pressure!
That's a whole realm ahead in strength.
He's definitely a genius, the general thought to himself.
"General, are you okay?"
Shu Weijing scoffed, "You think you hurt me? You're weaker than a bug. Im just laying here as i think."
Xue Zunjing's mouth twitched, this general really was an asshole.
He almost killed him, twice!
I can't wait to get a handle on my cultivation, so i can freeze this bastards feet together, Xue Zunjing thought.
"You wouldn't be happening to think anything...disrespectful about your superiors, would you?"
A dark aura rose from the general's body.
Xue Zunjing felt sweat drip from his forehead as a chill went down his spine, "No sir! I wouldn't dare to!"
Shu Weijing stood up, before dusting himself off, he gave Xue Zunjing a long look, before smiling, "Good."
"Also, you're now my disciple, no negotiations. Drop the honorifics or I'll punch you."
Xue Zunjing's eyes twitched this time
This bastard general...